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The 24-year-old revealed that his agent had held talks with Sampdoria and the situation should become clearer in the next few days.

"In these days my agent has been in touch with officials of Sampdoria and he told me that for next Monday he will know better what I will be doing in the future," Barreto told 970 AM.

"I feel attraction for playing in Genova because this is a team that plays different, they have the objective of playing international competitions."

However Barreto revealed that Reggina could prove to be a stumbling block in any possible transfer if they decided to place a hefty price tag on his head.

He said: "If the negotiations keep on going in the right way, with me there will not be any problem. I know that Reggina wants an important amount of money but there could be an agreement for giving me on loan.

"I would like to have this resolved in the next few days for knowing as soon as possible what I will do in the future."